In The News: Lee Business School

Diario AS

The sports renaissance in Las Vegas has had an incredible economic impact on the city.

Reuters

When it comes to spectacle and celebration, few events can top the Super Bowl, and few cities can match Las Vegas. Yet over the big game’s 58-year history, the gambling mecca remained sidelined as host. Until now.

CDC Gaming Reports

Coming off record gaming revenue for December and 2023 and the Formula 1 race in November, the Super Bowl is thrusting Las Vegas once again into the international spotlight. More records are expected to fall, including the betting handle on the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. The game is certain to enhance Las Vegas’ growing reputation as a sports destination.

Las Vegas Sun

New Year’s resolutions are as fickle as rain in the Mojave Desert.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Film industry experts called for an expansion of the state’s film tax credit program during a panel Wednesday evening.

Travel Weekly

Consumer advocates argue that hotels use resort fees to make room prices appear lower in initial searches and prevent consumers from accurately comparing prices.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The teams are set, the game is scheduled, and the total tab to see the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas is stacking up to be the most expensive in NFL history.

New York Post

Las Vegas is gearing up to score a royal flush of sports franchises — by bringing basketball to Sin City.

City Cast Las Vegas

The housing market in Las Vegas just saw its lowest year in sales since the crash in 2007. That may be confusing to some who are feeling the effects of our growing population and seeing new housing developments creep into the desert. It's hard to tell if it's the right time for a move or not, whether you are from out of state or a longtime Vegas resident. Professor Nicholas Irwin teaches real estate and economics at UNLV. He explains to co-host Dayvid Figler what to look out for in the everchanging Las Vegas housing market, how renters and corporate buyers fit into the equation, and tells us if now is the right time to buy a house.

Yahoo!

A quick search on RocketReach — one of the buzzier data collecting sites out there right now — will yield information about virtually anyone you know. Go ahead, look up yourself or your best friend and see — results from other similar sites will also likely pop up, such as WhitePages.com and TruePeopleSearch.com. And unfortunately, it's a worrisome and tricky situation that's not as cut and dry as it seems.

Good Housekeeping

Data collection sites like RocketReach and Whitepages make all kinds of personal info public — here's what you can do to remove it.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Californians relocating to the Las Vegas Valley and Nevada as a whole has been a trend going back since the inception of the state itself in the 1800s. Transplants from the Golden State consistently make up roughly 30 percent of all new residents to the Silver State, according to multiple sources including U.S. Census data and UNLV population research reports.